Exam Review Part 5 Flashcards
Who was moliere?
The father of mother comedy
Who was the father of modern comedy?
Moliere
What was moliere real name?
Jean baptiste poquelin
When was jean baptiste poquelin Born, when did he die?
1622-1673 in France
What was moliere father?
A royal aposter
Where was moliere mother?
Died when he was young
Who did jean baptiste poquelin start a theatre company with?
Madeleine bejart
What was the theatre company that moliere and Madeleine bejart made?
The illustre theatre
How long did the illustre theatre last?
Two years because they went broke
How long did it take the illustre to get successful
12years they played the provences
Who was Armande bejart
Moliere step daughter
Who did moliere marry?
Armande bejart
Moliere has a talent for writing _______?
Farce
What made moliere comedy different from others?
He talked about real social issues
Name some of moliere plays
Tartuffe School for husbands Imaginary invalid The doctor in spite of himself The mister The misanthrope
What was tartuffe about?
How someone tired to use religion to get what they wanted
Tartuffe got moliere in trouble but this person
Louis the 14th
What was the school for husbands about?
A guy that is very controlling of his gf and a guy who isn’t
After moliere died what happened to his company
It merged with another company
What was the name of moliere company after it merged
Comediefrancais
